Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-05
THE MINT.
1T WILL BE OPENED WHEN
SUFFICIENT BULLION
is DEPOSITED.
Correspondence Between senator
Stewart and the Director
of Minis.

EDITOR APPEAL You have al
| ready been Informed of the fact
that the usual appropriation for the
Carson Mint passed Congress in the
general appropriation bill After
the passage of the appropriation,
Mr. Woodburn and myself called
on the Secretary of the Treasury
and the Director of the Mint, and
prayed that the Mint be opened as
a Mint.
l then saw the President and
tnld him that IN my opinion it was
the duty of the Executive under
the law, to run the establishment
as Mat anu not as an assay Of
fee. | showed him the law, and
pointed out the marked difference
in the language between an assay
office and a Mint. He said that
what | said impressed him forclbl1'
and that he should examine the
question. | again called on the
Secretary and the Director, and at
tempted to show them that it was a
violation of the law to reduce the
Carson Mint to an assay Office. after
which the inclosed correspondence
took place between myself, and the
Secretary of the Mint:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
BUREAU OF THE MINT.
WASHINGTON, ID, G., March IL.
Hon. WILLIAM M. STEWART.
SIR:-In answer to your inquir-
les as to the prospect for resuming
full operations at the Mint at Car
son [ have to say that the people
of Nevada are now, aad for some
months have been, in possession of
all the privileges of depositors of
bullion the same as any other
United States Mint or assay office
Iu other words the deposition of
crude gold bullion can receive, IN
cash, the value of the same as soon
"a it can be ascertAined by assay,
subject to no other charges than
the regular MINT charges, the same
"a at San Francisco and other in
situations of the Mint Scrviee.
Since the Temporary suspension
of operations at the Mint at Carson
under former rules of the Treasury
Department., which were believed
to have a damaging effect upon the
business of this INSTITUTION, and
since these rules have been revoked
at my instance, especially for the
benefit of this Mint, few deposits
have been made at the Mint. Yet
it was reopened in November last
upon the presentation of leading
producers of bullion that their
own product, and that of other
producers. might be COUNTED upon
to afford sufficient business 20 keep
the Mint iu operation.
As to coming operations, it re-
mains simply to be SAID that they
can follow only a certain accumula
ton of bullion. Should the deposits
of bullion amount to a 1suficient
quantity to warrantresumption ofthe
operation of coinage, 1t Is my opln-
ion that no obstacle will be opposed
to such operation by the Treasury
Department.
Coinage cannot be resumed until
there is bullion enough to coin.
And if the bullion is not deposited
in sufficient quantities to admit of
coming as well as refining opera
tions, it will be prima facie evidence
that an institution like the Mint at
Carson is not one of the necessities
of Nevada. Very Respectfully.
JAMES p. KIMBALL,
Director of the Mint.
Hon. JAMES. p. KIMBALL. SIR
Your favor of the 18th inst. is re-
ceived. / desire to ask you one
further question. You say that
gold bullion will be received at the
Carson Mint aud paid for in cash.
What will be done with silver bull
lion aud bullion containing gold
and silver. Yours Respectfully.
WIN. M STEWART.
| TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
| BUREAU OF THE MINT.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 81.